Chapter 341: True Spirit

In the vast, icy, and desolate universe, Chen Xiao sat atop a floating meteor, with the power of Sui Lun Tian slowly circulating within his body. By now, his Zì Zài Tiān cultivation had reached perfection, and he had drawn down the entire shadow of Zì Zài Tiān from the depths, integrating it into the celestial map within his mind sea.

Now, Chen Xiao had begun to cultivate another complete celestial map within that map—the Sui Lun Tian map. However, his cultivation method had changed. Although he continued to cultivate Ascension to Heaven, he was slowly refining the celestial forces drawn down from the depths using the power of Liang Yi. He aimed to fully incorporate the powers within the celestial maps into Liang Yi.

Yet this task was incredibly vast and impossible to complete in a short time. Moreover, he could not yet refine the fully drawn-down Zǐ Xiāo Tiān and Zì Zài Tiān; he could only wait until the power of Liang Yi grew strong enough.

At present, the power of Sui Lun Tian within Chen Xiao already carried a trace of Liang Yi’s attributes, gradually evolving in that direction. All of this was part of Chen Xiao’s plan. He wanted to break free from the fate imposed upon him by the descendants of those celestial beings, but he couldn’t show the slightest sign of anomaly. Otherwise, they might act immediately to kill him and seize the two things within his body.

The meteor flew slowly through the starry sky, while the power within Chen Xiao continued to transform. The nine layers of Yuan Ling flashed around his body without restraint, demonstrating the might of the ninth-layer Yuan Ling God.

As for the fragment of You Ming Tian celestial map given to him by Jing Ning, it had already been integrated into his celestial map. Even as a contingency measure set by a ruler, it could be completely refined under Chen Xiao’s power of Liang Yi.

Chen Xiao had already witnessed the terror of Liang Yi’s power—it could assimilate even celestial forces and suppress even the primordial spiritual fire. He was extremely confident.

Suddenly, the meteor beneath him exploded, and Chen Xiao’s body slowly rose into the cosmic space.

“It’s time to search for my mother. But before that, there’s still one little problem left to resolve.”

A cold glint flashed in Chen Xiao’s eyes. Suddenly, a black light flashed around his body, and he vanished from the cosmic space.

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In the World of Superpowers, as soon as Chen Xiao reappeared, he disappeared again. By now, he had obtained the Guardian’s token, allowing him free access to every corner of the World of Superpowers.

With the strength of a peak True Spirit God, nearly matching that of the Supreme God, Chen Xiao roamed the World of Superpowers unchecked. Wherever he went, all living beings—be it fierce beasts, evil spirits, cultivators, virtual gods, or deities—would retreat in fear.

This was an existence akin to a True Spirit God King, absolutely invincible in the eyes of the many beings in the World of Superpowers.

Although Chen Xiao’s current realm was only that of the ninth-layer Yuan Ling God, if he unleashed all his power, even a peak True Spirit God would have to back down and avoid confronting him.

Chen Xiao’s destination was simple: the Moonlight World, one of the 108 portals in the World of Superpowers. The 108 portals each led to an enormous world, with Earth being the only exception—just a planet. Yet, in the eyes of many guardians, this planet held a far greater status than those worlds, otherwise, no great immortals would have guarded it personally. Moreover, the 108 portals were each assigned to specific regions; only by reaching the area corresponding to a portal could one break through space and enter its world. Chen Xiao had obtained a guardian’s token, which naturally contained information about these 108 portals. Now, he was rushing full speed toward the portal leading to the Moonlight World. Traveling with great fanfare and without hiding, he wanted all the guardians and beings of the World of Superpowers to see what awaited those who killed his friends. Although the murderers of Ming Lan and Ming Qing had already been killed by Chen Xiao, the Moonlight Sword Sect still targeted him, going so far as to massacre anyone related to him. Had it not been for the protection of the great immortals, Chen Jianzhou and the others would have been utterly slaughtered by the Moonlight Sword Sect. Additionally, Chen Xiao had killed many of their experts before, so they were now completely opposed to him. Failing to deal with this threat now would only lead to future trouble. “Who’s there?!” Suddenly, an old man in black robes appeared before Chen Xiao. Behind him glowed a dark light—clearly that of a peak True Spirit Deity, whose true spirit was even beginning to take shape, ready to form a second layer. “A member of the Moonlight Sword Sect?” Seeing the symbol on the old man’s robe, Chen Xiao didn’t hesitate and sent a Purple Dawn Divine Thunder at him. The peak True Spirit Deity, on the verge of forming its second true spirit, didn’t even have time to react before being annihilated by Chen Xiao. At this point, Chen Xiao’s strength was likely second only to the true God Sovereigns; even if a lower-ranked God Sovereign appeared, Chen Xiao could escape their grasp. With the power of the Free Heaven fully developed and supplemented by the power of Yin and Yang, Chen Xiao had almost reached the state of true embodiment—free from any constraints. After killing the old man in black robes, Chen Xiao didn’t pause and continued onward, entering the territory controlled by the Moonlight Sword Sect. Disciples of the sect could be seen everywhere, but Chen Xiao ignored them. He wasn’t someone who killed indiscriminately, and besides, someone would surely deal with them eventually. Boom! In an instant, Chen Xiao punched out, shattering the space around him as his body entered the Moonlight World. As the name suggested, the Moonlight World was a world dominated by silver, as if filled with moonlight. There seemed to be no darkness here, with light present at all times. This world was completely ruled by the Moonlight Sword Sect, the largest faction there, while the smaller sects had been thoroughly suppressed. The greatest mountain range in the Moonlight World, the Moonlight Mountains, served as the base of the Moonlight Sword Sect.

Chen Xiao’s body suddenly appeared atop this enormous mountain range. This range had completely become the territory of the Moonlight Sword Sect, with various buildings of all sizes standing there.
“Insect Devourers, it’s time for you to show your power. The Moonlight Sword Sect destroyed my Flame Soul Realm—now I’ll utterly destroy your stronghold as well.”
A glint appeared in Chen Xiao’s eyes, and instantly, ripples like water waves spread through the void.
The next moment, ten giant insect nests, each the size of a moon, rushed straight at this vast mountain range.
Over time, the Insect Devourers kept in the Main God’s Space had multiplied greatly. What was originally only one-tenth of their original number had now doubled. Moreover, these Insect Devourers were all fed on the corpses of deities from the Main God’s Space, and with the power of the Main God’s laws, even the newly born ones possessed the strength of a low-level Void God!
In other words, these ten moon-sized insect nests contained hundreds of millions of Void God-level Insect Devourers!
Boom!
Each of these Insect Devourers was hundreds of meters in size, with impenetrable armor. In mere moments, they submerged the entire Moonlight Mountain Range. Some of the lower-ranked disciples of the Moonlight Sword Sect didn’t even understand what was happening before they were devoured by these creatures.
What was even more terrifying was that these Insect Devourers were immune to attacks of any energy type—such attacks were simply absorbed and turned into their own strength. The only way to destroy them was by using brute force to shatter their bodies and annihilate their souls.
Yet, even a True God would have to flee if faced with an onslaught of Void God-level Insect Devourers.
Although the Moonlight Sword Sect had experts capable of killing these Insect Devourers, at this point, they were completely intertwined with everything in the mountain range. If they unleashed all their strength to attack them, the entire range and all its disciples would likely be destroyed.
In the void, a woman in yellow, with a calm expression and delicate features, stood quietly. She was the peak True Spirit God-level insect that had been tamed by Chai Yunkē. By now, she had forgotten everything from before—she was now Chen Xiao’s divine messenger, Wei Ying.
With the help of the Main God’s laws in the Main God’s Space, Wei Ying had already condensed a second True Spirit, becoming an existence beyond even a peak True Spirit God.
However, among the nine divine messengers in the nine supreme worlds, she still had the weakest cultivation level.
Chen Xiao was now at the ninth level of the Primordial Spirit God, standing at the pinnacle below the Main God. He could summon the divine messengers from the Main God’s Space and unleash their full power.
But now, Chen Xiao also understood the true purpose of the divine messengers, servants, and disciples in the Main God’s Space—their existence was not to assist the Main God in battle. Those who fought to gain faith were the Main God’s emissaries.

Three thousand lower worlds, eighty-one intermediate worlds, and nine higher worlds are the true origins of the countless sovereign god laws within the Sovereign God Space. The existence of these divine messengers, divine attendants, and divine disciples serves to suppress these beliefs and maintain the stability of the Sovereign God Space. Last time, when divine disciple Shui Yueying nearly perished, it almost led to the loss of faith in one of the worlds within the Sovereign God Space. But now that Chen Xiao has gained experience and understood the purpose of the existence of beings in the Sovereign God Space, he has recalled his several divine disciples and divine attendant Tian Yu back to the space, assigning them to their respective roles. However, these insect-devouring creatures entered later and are not intertwined with the laws of the Sovereign God Space; even if they all died, it wouldn’t make much of a difference. At this moment, several hidden elders from the Mingyue Sword Sect have emerged from their seclusion. With grim expressions, they gaze at the countless insect-devouring creatures everywhere. “Damn it!” One of them, an old man in green robes who had condensed a second primordial spirit, shook his long sword, and instantly, sword lights descended from the sky, killing hundreds of insect-devouring creatures at the Virtual God level. But there are hundreds of millions of these creatures here, and he alone cannot eliminate them all. Moreover, he cannot use large-scale attack techniques, as that would kill the disciples of the Mingyue Sword Sect as well. “Who on earth threw these insect-devouring creatures into the Mingyue Mountains?!” Suddenly, a middle-aged man with red hair and a red robe shouted angrily. The two true spirits behind his head were trembling slightly, as if about to explode. “Who wants to destroy my Mingyue Sword Sect’s millennia-old legacy?!” Those true spirit deities were helpless in the void. Suddenly, they saw Wei Ying floating in the void and their eyes lit up. “That woman is clearly an insect-devouring creature in human form. Capture her, and the problem will be solved!” Instantly, the seven elders of the Mingyue Sword Sect rushed forward and surrounded Wei Ying in the center. Wei Ying’s expression remained utterly calm. She merely glanced at those elders before slowly disappearing into the void, returning to the Sovereign God Space. She firmly remembered Chen Xiao’s words: survival first. “Hm?” Those elders were stunned upon seeing Wei Ying disappear. “Ahem, gentlemen, there’s no need to worry. It’s just that my little friends are hungry and came out to look for food. Once they’re done eating, they’ll leave.” Suddenly, a calm voice sounded in the void. “Once they’re done eating?” Those seven elders clearly hadn’t been choked to death. If those insect-devouring creatures at least at the Virtual God level were fed to their heart’s content, the entire Mingyue World might be devoured. “Sir, this Mingyue World is the gateway to the Land of Godly Collapse. If anything goes wrong, it could bring disaster to the entire universe. Please show mercy to your subordinates.” The old man in green robes calmed down slightly, bowed toward the void, and spoke. “Hmph, bring disaster to the entire universe? What does that have to do with me?” Chen Xiao sneered, and then his true form slowly appeared. “You are…”

The seven elders of the Moonlight Sword Sect were slightly stunned upon seeing Chen Xiao’s appearance.
“Aren’t I the one who killed Wan Si and Wan Si Yuxiu, destroyed the Wan Si clan, and killed many of your Moonlight Sword Sect members?”
Chen Xiao chuckled. “It seems you’ve been looking for me all these years, right? Well, here I am, right in front of you.”
His face wore a warm smile, but his eyes were utterly icy. Those seven beings who had already refined their second, or even third, true spirit—beings known as Divine Kings—could not help but tremble slightly when their gazes met Chen Xiao’s.
“We don’t have any deep grudges against you, do we?” said one of the Divine Kings who had refined his third true spirit. “You killed Wan Si, destroyed the Wan Si clan, and killed many of my disciples from the Moonlight Sword Sect. On the other hand, we never harmed you, did we?”
“That’s right. They only beat my three divine disciples half to death and killed my two closest friends.”
Chen Xiao’s expression darkened slightly. Closest friends—yes, that was exactly how Chen Xiao defined Ming Lan and Ming Qing in his heart: closest friends! Friendship that could only be forged through life and death!
From Chen Xiao exhausting his soul energy to hide in the Thousand Souls Realm to recover, to Ming Lan and Ming Qing suppressing their powers during their tribulation trials until Chen Xiao arrived before they were willing to proceed—this all demonstrated a trust between them, an unwavering trust!
The only ones to whom Chen Xiao could afford such complete trust, aside from his grandfather, father, Shui Miao, and the Divine Master, were those two beastly forms of the Heavenly Dragons! One could imagine just how important they were to him.
“Kill!”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the seven hesitated no longer. They immediately joined forces and launched a fatal attack at him.
Boom!
The void trembled as seven supreme Divine King-level beings, each having refined at least their second true spirit, unleashed their sword lights, which intertwined in the void to form an enormous sword net that covered Chen Xiao’s entire body.
“Kill!”
This time, Chen Xiao didn’t use the Heavenly Dragons to escape. Instead, he simply channeled the power within him—the Power of Yin and Yang—to form a massive Yin-Yang diagram around his body.
Life and death! Dual destruction!
The moment Chen Xiao acted, it was with his strongest attack, even surpassing any move he had used with the Nine Extremes Shocking the World.
Life and death, dual destruction—this wasn’t an attack based on strength or energy, but on rules! Supreme rules that transcended even the laws of the gods! Even the Supreme Gods couldn’t fully control such rules.
Only the power generated from the conflict between these rules could destroy the Supreme God’s shadow, which was empowered by the laws of the gods.
And Chen Xiao’s current Power of Yin and Yang contained two such rules: life and death.
The Pure Yang energy was the origin of the Yang realm, the power of life; the Pure Yin energy was the origin of the Yin realm, the power of death. The Power of Life and Death represented the laws of life and death itself.
With the Dual Destruction of Life and Death, even the Supreme God’s shadow would be destroyed, let alone these mere seven Divine Kings.

As soon as the Diagram of Yin and Yang appeared, the rules of life and death collided, and under the destructive force generated, the sword net laid down jointly by those seven True Spirit Gods was almost instantly destroyed, as if it had never existed at all. Those seven True Spirit Gods, caught off guard for a brief moment, were immediately drawn into the Diagram of Yin and Yang and assimilated without even a chance to scream. Their True Spirit God essences and laws were all transferred to the Dantian, within that Diagram of Yin and Yang Water and Fire. Boom! After eliminating these seven strongest cards of the Moonlight Sword Sect, Chen Xiao’s soul emitted a loud roar and became extremely clear, as if all his mental knots had been resolved. In the next instant, Chen Xiao’s soul continued to rise, drawing the essence from the main God essence within the Diagram of Yin and Yang. Beyond that main God essence, the nine layers of primordial spirits burst out of Chen Xiao’s body and gradually merged together, forming an incredibly massive halo.